Jim Stokley, son of Wilma Dykeman and chairman of the Wilma Dykeman Legacy board of directors, along with RiverLink executive director Karne Cragnolin will present: Who is Wilma Dykeman and What is the Wilma Dykeman Riverway All About?
The informative community event, scheduled for Friday, March 6, from 4-6 p.m. at Riverlink’s Warehouse Studios (170 Lyman Street), explores a comprehensive and lauded conservation effort implemented to preserve the French Broad River. Call 252-8474 ext. 10 to reserve a seat at the presentation. More from Riverlink:
RiverLink raised $250,000 to develop four consensus plans: transportation, economic development, landscape and architectural for the rebirth of the French Broad River watershed as a destination where everyone would be welcomed to live, work and play. The resulting Wilma Dykeman RiverWay plan consolidated 20 years of previous planning that RiverLink had initiated into a comprehensive plan designed to promote and protect the French Broad River, conserve land, control storm water and attract mixed-use, mixed-income multi-modal development. The Wilma Dykeman RiverWay Plan gained the adoption and support of all local and regional governments as well as over 40 civic organizations as the official blueprint for the rebirth of the urban riverfront and a demonstration project for the entire watershed.
The plan was funded with contributions from Buncombe County, NCDOT, the City of Asheville, TVA, Progress Energy (now Duke Energy) and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Schaub. The Wilma Dykeman RiverWay Plan has attracted millions of dollars for its implementation and is credited with providing a new vision and direction for the river and its uses.
Join us on March 6th to learn more about Buncombe County native daughter Wilma Dykeman and her work and how it motivated a new look at the rivers in America and how the French Broad benefited from her attention and insight.
See http://riverlink.org/conserve/rivision-at-work/wilma-dykeman-river-way/ for more information on the Dykeman Plan.
Seating is limited and reservations are a must so make yours by calling us at 828-252-8474, ext 10.
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